Half of 4-year-old boy’s head caved-in by stepmother, father takes money and runs
The birth parents of little “Zhongbao” (literally “Chinese Treasure”) gave birth to him out of wedlock, and separated when little “Zhongbao” was just two years old. Afterwards, little Zhongbao’s birth father met a woman online and would later move in together. This woman would become little Zhongbao’s stepmother, and she herself had come from a divorce. When bringing up his stepmother, little Zhongbao would become very agitated and from time to time would say, “It was that fat lady who beat me; she used a wok spatula to hit me.” The “fat lady” in question would be little Zhongbao’s stepmother. Originally, little Zhongbao stayed with his grandfather and grandmother in Beijing ever since he was a baby, but upon consideration that little Zhongbao spent too little time with his father, little Zhongbao was sent back home to Henan on February 10th of this year. However, just 40-some days later, their grandson would suffer grievous injuries, and nearly lose his life.After the incident, the birth father and the stepmother stated they don’t want treatment, but the grandfather and grandmother insisted upon carrying-out treatment and had their grandson transferred to Zhengzhou University Number One Auxiliary Hospital to undergo a second operation. But who would have guessed that when the boy regained consciousness that the father and the stepmother would take the family’s remaining savings of 2000RMB and run, their whereabouts remaining unknown to this day. According to reports, while little Zhongbao was unconscious the stepmother had explained that he had slipped and fallen down. However, once little Zhongbao awakened, he identified his stepmother as the one who had hit him. The police claimed that a 4-year-old child’s testimony cannot be used as legal basis and a case could not be opened. But as a result of the indefatigable efforts of the grandparents of little Zhongbao, Zhengzhou police two days ago finally called to say that a formal investigation into the case of little Zhongbao’s injury has been opened.The boy’s cranial capacity has been lessened a great deal; now even walking is very difficult for him, and his sense of balance is impaired as well.